ACM TISSEC Conflict-of-Interest

  1. ACM Policy For Papers Authored By ACM Editors-in-Chief: The current ACM TISSEC policy regarding EiC submissions is as follows: Gene Tsudik (current TISSEC EiC) does not submit papers to ACM TISSEC. The only exceptions are: (1) papers which were submitted, reviewed and accepted for publication prior to January 1, 2009, and (2) papers invited to any TISSEC special issues which typically have a designated Special Issue Guest Editor(s).
     
  2. The current ACM TISSEC policy regarding submissions by those with close connections to the EiC is as follows: A submission where any author has any of the following "connections" to the current EiC: former/current student, recent/current colleague, and recent/current/frequent co-author/collaborator, will be assigned to one of the Associated Editors who will act as a "proxy EiC" for that submission.

3. ACM TISSEC Conflict-of-Interest (CoI) policy regarding relationships between:

a) Associate Editors and Authors:
  • An associate editor who has one of the following CoI-s with any author of an assigned submission must notify the Editor-in-Chief and be recused 
from handling this submission.

  • b) Authors and Reviewers: 
A prospective reviewer who has one of the following CoI-s with any author of a submission must notify the Associate Editor and not perform the review.
  • employment at the same institution or company (current or recent)
  • candidate for employment at the same institution
  • received an honorarium or stipend from the same institution within one year
  • co-authored a book or a paper within the last 48 months
  • co-principal investigator on grant or research project (current or recent)
  • actively collaborating on a current project
  • family relationship
  • close personal relationship
  • deep personal animosity
  • strong professional rivalry
  • graduate advisee/advisor relationship
  • academic "siblings" (i.e., same PhD advisor)